Shaun Williamson

ELITE VOICE BUILDING AND COACHING The Burbank Voice Academy is a private vocal studio owned by internationally recognized singer/songwriter/vocal coach Shaun Williamson, currently one of the the most in-demand voice builders/session vocalists in Los Angeles. Come train with me! I will teach you to master the principles of vocal muscle memory, which cause critical body parts to produce excellent sound, amplification, and control with amazing power and stamina. This is applicable to most all modern vocal styles. I work with everyone from touring rock gods, local singer-songwriters, tribute bands, as well as young artists just breaking into the business. Even if you just want to sing for fun...I will show you the way! All skill levels from beginner to advanced * Learn proper breathing and support * Learn to sing through your register-breaks * Increase your vocal range * Work through performance anxieties * Develop a healthy and consistently powerful voice ROCK, POP, COUNTRY, R&B, BLUES, JAZZ, MUSICAL THEATER Ages 10 to Adult

Shaun Williamson has enjoyed a fantastic career in the entertainment industry for over 25 years. Since the beginning of his professional singing career at age 16, his voice has been featured on over 500 recordings from artists such as James Brown and The Moody Blues, to National jingles for The Atlanta Falcons, The Atlanta Braves, and commercials for Miller beer, Mercedes Benz and many more. In his early 20's he signed on as lead singer for the legendary Southern Rock hit -makers "The Atlanta Rhythm Section". Their hits "So Into You", "Spooky", and "Imaginary Lover", made them a staple of late 70's radio. Shaun has coached, recorded and performed with some of the greatest vocalists, musicians and producers on the planet such as Glenn Hughes from the band "Deep Purple", Chuck Negron from the legendary 70's group "Three Dog Night", Paul Rodgers of Bad Company & FREE, and the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. He has been coaching professionally for over 10 years and is a TVS (The Vocalist Studio) certified instructor. From 2010-2012 he worked as Director of A&R alongside Producer/A&R guru David Kershenbaumwho signed Janet Jackson, The Police, Bryan Adams and many more, to their first recording deals. He is currently working with Producer and songwriterGary Miller on many upcoming projects at his beachfront studio in Malibu, California. PARTIAL DISCOGRAPHY: Partial credit list: BANDS THE ATLANTA RHYTHM SECTION (Lead vocals 1986-1989) BACKBONE SLIDE (Mausoleum) (Lead Vocals 1990-1994) THE SUNNYLAND BLUESBAND (INAKUSTIC) (Lead Vocals 1994-2001) KING KARMA (Centurion/Universal) (Lead Vocals 2002-current) THE MYSTIC ORCHESTRA CLASSIC ROCK EXPERIENCE (Arena Tour 2008- Lead Vocals) SMOKE 45 (Current band featuring members of Gov’t Mule, Edgar Winter Group, Lucinda Williams, Bruce Hornsby RECORDING PROJECTS: CLASSIC MOODY BLUES HITS (Feat. Justin Hayward & Friends-featured Lead Vocals on 4 tracks) JAMES BROWN (Recorded two songs with him. All proceeds from the record and subsequent concert were donated to charity) TELEVISION/FILM: VAMPIRE WARS (Sci-Fi-Lionsgate films 2005) PRODUCERS: JIMMY JOHNSON EDD MILLER BRENDAN O’BRIEN RODNEY MILLS TOMMY NEWTON THOMAS SCHMITT-ZIJNIN DAVID KERSHENBAUM SKIP SAYLOR GARY MILLER